FLUS42 KKEY 201057
HWOKEY
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KEY WEST FL
557 AM EST TUE JAN 20 2009
FLZ076>078-GMZ031>033-052>054-072>075-211100-
MONROE UPPER KEYS-MONROE MIDDLE KEYS-MONROE LOWER KEYS-
FLORIDA BAY-GULF SIDE OF THE LOWER KEYS OUT 20 NM-
GULF WATERS FROM EAST CAPE SABLE TO CHOKOLOSKEE 20 TO 60 NM OUT-
OCEAN REEF TO CRAIG KEY OUT 20 NM-
CRAIG KEY TO THE WEST END OF THE 7 MILE BRIDGE OUT 20 NM-
WEST END OF THE 7 MILE BRIDGE TO KEY WEST OUT 20 NM-
OCEAN REEF TO CRAIG KEY 20 TO 60 NM OUT-
CRAIG KEY TO THE WEST END OF THE 7 MILE BRIDGE 20 TO 60 NM OUT-
WEST END OF THE 7 MILE BRIDGE TO KEY WEST 20 TO 60 NM OUT-
KEY WEST TO 20 NM WEST OF DRY TORTUGAS OUT 60 NM-
557 AM EST TUE JAN 20 2009
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE FLORIDA KEYS AND
ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS.
.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT ON ALL KEYS WATERS...
A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL SWEEP THROUGH THE KEYS THIS MORNING...WITH
WINDY AND MUCH COOLER WEATHER IN ITS WAKE. WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS OF
20 TO 25 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS ALL OF THE KEYS COASTAL WATERS
TODAY AND TONIGHT...AND SMALL CRAFT ADVISORIES ARE POSTED.
LOW TEMPERATURES TONIGHT ARE FORECAST TO DROP TO BETWEEN 50 AND 55
DEGREES IN THE LOWER AND MIDDLE KEYS...AND INTO THE UPPER 40S TO NEAR
50 DEGREES IN THE UPPER KEYS. RESIDENTS SHOULD PREPARE FOR SHARPLY
COLDER CONDITIONS...AND MAKE PLANS TO PROTECT PLANTS OR PETS
VULNERABLE TO THE COLD TEMPERATURES.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORIES WILL PROBABLY REMAIN POSTED INTO WEDNESDAY
MORNING...AND A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS WILL LIKELY
BE NEEDED FOR THE ATLANTIC WATERS WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND WEDNESDAY
EVENING.
THE COLDEST TEMPERATURES SO FAR THIS WINTER SEASON ARE EXPECTED FOR
WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT. ON WEDNESDAY...HIGHS ARE FORECAST TO
REACH ONLY NEAR 60 DEGREES. WEDNESDAY NIGHT...LOWS ARE FORECAST TO
DROP TO AROUND 50 DEGREES IN THE MIDDLE AND LOWER KEYS...AND INTO THE
MID TO UPPER 40S IN THE UPPER KEYS. BRISK NORTH WINDS WILL MAKE IT
FEEL EVEN COLDER...AND WIND CHILL VALUES MAY DROP TO AROUND 40
DEGREES IN THE FAR UPPER KEYS LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT INTO EARLY
THURSDAY MORNING. RESIDENTS SHOULD PREPARE FOR SHARPLY COLDER
CONDITIONS...AND MAKE PLANS TO PROTECT PLANTS OR PETS VULNERABLE TO
THE COLD TEMPERATURES.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED.
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